What Our Kids Need to End Sibling Rivalry

When you lie awake at night, what do you replay? Not the hundred things you got right that day. Not the lunches, the drop-offs, the bedtime story you were too tired to read but read anyway. You replay the one moment you lost it. The snap. The raised voice. The look on their face. ...  Show more

We were told boundaries and connection sit on opposite ends of a dial. Slide toward strict and you get control but lose warmth. Slide toward gentle, and you get closeness but lose the floor. So we spend our days inching back and forth, guilty when we're too hard, exhausted when w ...  Show more

Safe to say, my boys have entered the "fighting phase"—and why I'm calling it a phase, I have no idea, because I know this is just part of life with siblings!

If your kids fight too, you're not alone. I've been navigating this stage in my own home, and ...

Discord between siblings is normal. But what do you do when it escalates to aggression or a level of conflict that is out of alignment with your family values? In this episode, I answer a question from a mom of toddlers about what's going on between her toddler and preschooler, w ...  Show more

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2433: Adina Soclof's insights on sibling rivalry offer practical, empathy-driven strategies for parents to manage conflicts ...  Show more

Are your kids constantly arguing and bickering? Does it seem to be their life mission to aggravate and push one another’s buttons? Join Ginger Hubbard and Katy Morgan as they talk about how we can give our kids the tools they need for resolving conflict in ways that honor God and ...  Show more